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Arkansas was able to conduct its first execution in nearly a dozen years despite a flurry of legal challenges that had spared three convicted killers. Ledell Lee got the death sentence for killing a woman in 1993. (April 21)
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Arkansas will carry out its first execution in 12 years on Thursday night following a flurry of court filings.
Late Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from Ledell Lee, whose death warrant expires at midnight CDT.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 20 (Reuters) - Arkansas executed its first inmate in 12 years on Thursday after a protracted legal battle that questioned aspects of the use of the death penalty in the United States, which fell to a quarter...

Arkansas was able to conduct its first execution in nearly a dozen years despite a flurry of legal challenges that had spared three convicted killers, but courts still could scuttle … Click to Continue »

Arkansas executed its first inmate in 12 years on Thursday after a protracted legal battle that questioned aspects of the use of the death penalty in the United States, which fell to a quarter-century low in 2016. Ledell Lee, 51, wa...